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'''Refined Printing Command Stream''', also known as '''RPCS''', is a [[Vector graphics|vector-based]] <ref name="zeno">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060519035017/http://zx.zeno.com/Benchmarks/benchmark_overview.htm#Zx_vs._PCL,_UFR,_RPCS,_and_JetReady_4.2 Zenographics Zx-protocol comparison and overview]</ref> printing/duplicating control [[Protocol (computing)|protocol]], designed for communication between Microsoft Windows PC clients, and several lines of [[Ricoh]] copiers. Drivers provided by Ricoh install the chosen copier to behave as a printer device.

The size-efficiency of the protocol is comparable to [[Printer Command Language#PCL 6 overview|PCL6]] .<ref>[http://zx. name="zeno.com"/Benchmarks/benchmark_overview.htm#Zx_vs._PCL,_UFR,_RPCS,_and_JetReady_4.2 Zenographics Zx-protocol comparison and overview]</ref>.

==ReferencesDrivers==

Ricoh offers RPCS based drivers for Windows, Mac OS and to some extent for Linux.

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===Linux===

Drivers for Linux are provided only on the Japanese website. Instead of Aficio they are called IPSiO.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://riccade.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/ricoh-aficio-sg2100n-linux-rpcs-driver/ |title=Ricoh Aficio SG2100N Linux RPCS driver « riccade |website=riccade.wordpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503160034/http://riccade.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/ricoh-aficio-sg2100n-linux-rpcs-driver/ |archive-date=2014-05-03}} </ref><ref>https://forum.manjaro.org/t/ricoh-original-geljet-rpcs-printer-drivers-aficio-ipsio-and-similar-sg-brands/19404 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

==See also==

*[http://www.ricoh.com.hk/solutions/en/solutioninfo.asp?ctl=highlight&pid=1119 Ricoh Hong Kong]

*[[Printer Command Language|PCL - Printer Command Language]], a printer control protocol family designed by [[Hewlett-Packard]]

==References==

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==Further reading==

*[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/ricoh-geljet-original-linux-rpcs-printer-drivers-aficio-ipsio-and-similar-sg-brands/19404 A tutorial about installing the Ricoh RPCS driver on Linux]

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